If you want a spoiler/information about the conflict...Somehow this is exactly what I wanted to happen yet still unsatisfying. Are we really going to pretend like they don’t already like each other and acknowledge that they like each other? I get that “he’s supposed to be with someone else” but for someone who has changed so much what’s the issue in changing this? I will withhold being to put off by this right now but I hope they give a reason why they can’t be together and also make plans to bypass that.
If you want a spoiler/information about the conflict...
I dont think "suppose to be with someone else" played a huge part in why they couldn't be together.
If I'm remembering correctly, there's an imperial law that makes it so that Tia cannot be both the empress and Lombardi matriarch at the same time. Going by their current plans, Perez will become the emperor. If Tia marries him and becomes empress, she would have to give up her position and goal as matriarch. She broke the engagement because she didnt want to give up her goal.
emperors could not change laws that personally? affected themselves (also why current & previous emperors could not have official concubines).
So Perez could not become emperor and change the law to let tia have both positions
yep. you are right. Even though Tia has feelings and those feelings grow more after this. She is to loyal to the family. So Perez takes matters into his own hands to get the law changed. Dude is willing to kill his whole bloodbline for her and her family. He is super loyal and in all respects, Tia is the true Emperor when all is said and done.